Improved secretary-bedstead



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

GEORGE GAGE, OF KENDALLS MILLS, MAINE.

IMPROVED SECRETARY-BEDSTEAD.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 29,265, dated July 24, 1860.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE GAGE, of Kendalls Mills, in the county of Somerset and State of Maine, have invented an Improved Secretary-Bedstead; and I do hereby declare the same to be fully described and represented in the following specitication and the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure l is a top view, Fig. 2 a front elevation, Fig. 3 a side elevation, and Fig. l a vertical section, of it in an upright position. Fig. 5 is a top View, and Fig. 6 a longitudinal section, of it as it appears when turned down in a horizontal position. Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the basev part or supporter, while Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of it, taken so as to exhibit the stud and grooves by which the movable and stationary parts are connected.

In the drawings, A exhibits a case, not only constructed in external form as therein shown, but placed within and supported by a stand or base part B. The said stand is constructed with two end boards a a, connected bya back board b and a frontbearing-bar c, each of the end boards being provided on its inner surface with a horizontal groove d for the reception of a stud e, projecting from the adjacent side of the secretary-case. This secretary-case A is constructed with apartments or chambers O D E, disposed on opposite sides of a partition f, as shown in the drawings. The smaller chambers, or those in front of the partition, are provided with covers g h, one of which--viz., g-is so arranged atan inclination to the horizon that on being turned over away from the case it may serve as a desk for a person to Write upon, and thus it and the space D may be said to constitute a writing-desk. The chamber E may be used for the reception of the pillows or other portions of the bedding. Vithin the rearmost vchamber C a bed-frame F is placed and so applied as to be capable of being turned down with the case A. This bed frame or supporter serves to maintain a mattress or bed, and particularly when such frame and case are turned downward into the position with reference to the supporter B, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The upper end of the case A is furnished with legs h h', so applied to it as to be capable of being turned down from the position Shown in Fig. l to that exhibited in Fig. 6, each leg` being held in the latter position by a spring-catch z'.

I am aware thatabed-framehas been placed within a secretary or case and so applied thereto as to be capable of being turned down from a vertical to a horizontal position and while the said case remained stationary. I am also aware that a simple uncovered bedframe has been hinged to a stand in such manner as to be capable of being moved from a vertical to a horizontal posit-ion, or vice versa. These dier, essentially, Jfrom my invention, wherein the case A or main part of the secretary can be and is turned down with the bed-'frame andA bed whenever it becomes necessary to turn down the said frame. Both case and bed-frame are simultaneously turned Within the base-frame or supporting-frame or case B. t

I claimt The arrangement of the chambers D E with the case A, the bed-frame, and the stationary part B, arranged and operating as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature.

GEORGE GAGE.

Witnesses:

SHEPARD WEYMOUTH, WILLIAM EMEEY. 

